Putting the Pieces Together
"Making It"
Knowledge, Wisdom, and Guidance
by
David Hamilton
"
People Love Smart "
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As a part of the " People Love Smart " pages, here is networking in
motion. This is the basics to how networking starts.... I recently got an e-mail
from a reader of this book that read:
After reading the letter I wanted to respond to Jamie with
some smart things that he could do to prepare him. This information was gathered
from past experience, friends that manage bands, and friends that are in bands.
Here was my response:
Honestly, the first thing I would do if I were you is find
a way to create some work for yourself playing the part as an assistant manager.
You can star by reading local musician's magazines, news, or the local papers
that print information for musicians in your city which you can usually find in
music stores. You can even pin up an ad in a music store with your background,
and ask to find a local artist that might need help with management assistance.
Every artist needs good management at some time or another. You can hit up
a few local shows and eventually if you look hard enough you will find a
local artist that will let you co manage. Work out a deal where they know your
just looking to get a feel for management and that your not looking for royalty
or money right off the jump, since there won't be any. Work a deal out where you
will help promote and market the band, and help them make good decisions as to
what they do, where they play, who they are trying to attract, and so forth.....
being a good manager is knowing everything about the artist you want to manage,
from how they sound to who they attract, and setting up different events, shows,
and promotions that help the face value of the group. You can find plenty of
local talent that ( need ) management, or help in the management side of things.
Any artist that has worth to the artistic world we live in wants support that
believe in them, their sound, their motives, their agendas ( both realistic, out
there, and hidden ) and most of all, a trust building person that really
wants to see the artist grow and prosper. This is the beginning of a true faith
manager. Find the talent, promote and market for the talent, build a
relationship, and grow with them inside and outside of the performance fields of
the business. While you are researching your market / city / scene for talent,
get yourself a Artist Management book. There are plenty of books on the internet
you can find by running a search in your browser such as:
This Business of Artist Management (Business of Artist Management) by Xavier M.,
Jr. Frascogna,H. Lee Hetherington. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0823077055?v=glance
Musician Mall Artist Management / How to Manage a Band book section. Here
you will learn how to manage your band or manage other ... http://www.getsigned.com/page/GMM/CTGY/ARTMANBKS
and so on. I hope this
information was something for you to think about on your quest to manage.
David Hamilton
That is a start to Networking.... You never know who you are going to run into
when you go out there and start meeting people. The more you research and ask
questions, the more you will learn and grow. It is just like " being in the
right place at the right time " you are putting yourself there to be in the
right place. The best part of networking is that two years from now the advice I
gave Jamie could land him in a management position with a major artist, and his
appreciation would be known. You never forget the people you network with and
grow from.